When your test results are in, we'll put together a wound treatment program based on your special needs.
This program will include regular visits to the Wound Care Center to provide treatment, evaluate progress and make any changes that might be needed to facilitate the healing of chronic wounds. You (or your care-giver) will be given detailed instructions in home care, nutrition, dressing (bandage) changes and protecting the wound from further injury.
How You’re Involved with Healing Chronic Wounds
When considering what healing chronic wounds requires, it is important to know that much of the success of your wound treatment program depends on you. You must keep your appointments, follow directions carefully and watch your progress closely between visits. If at any time you or your family members have questions we encourage you to ask our knowledgeable staff.
How We Work With Your Doctor
The Wound Care Center works with your personal doctor, just like any other medical specialist. We'll discuss your treatment program with your doctor and keep him or her updated on your progress, unless instructed otherwise. Remember, you'll need to keep seeing your doctor for routine medical care.
The Team Approach to Non-Healing Wound Treatment
A variety of treatment options are available depending on the type and severity of a wound. Treatment may include the following, but healing chronic wounds requires different treatment plans for each patient. Contact Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital’s Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at 708-245-6655 to speak to a staff member about these possible treatment options:
- Infectious disease management
- Vascular evaluation
- Laboratory evaluation
- Nutritional management
- Pain management
- Nuclear medicine
- Radiology
- Debridement
- Advanced dressing
- Compression wrap
- Negative pressure therapy
- Skin graft
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy